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'''MELHUS''' | '''MELHUS''' | ||
Province : [[Sør-Trøndelag]]<br> | Province : [[Trøndelag]] (until 2018 [[Sør-Trøndelag]])<br> | ||
Additions : 1964 Flå, Horg, Hølonda | Additions: 1964 Flå, Horg, Hølonda | ||
[[File:melhus.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''Norwegian''' | |||
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På rød bunn en gull knestående bueskytter. | På rød bunn en gull knestående bueskytter. | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on November 8, 1979. | The arms were granted on November 8, 1979. | ||
The arms show an archer, symbolising Einar Tambarskjelve from Melhus, who was a famous chief and archer in the 11<sup>th</sup> century. He is mentioned as an archer for King Olav Tryggvason in the battle of Svolder. | The arms show an archer, symbolising Einar Tambarskjelve from Melhus, who was a famous chief and archer in the 11<sup>th</sup> century. He is mentioned as an archer for King Olav Tryggvason in the battle of Svolder in 999. | ||
The symbol was first intended to be used by the Sør-Trøndelag county, but the county did not adopt it. | |||
{{media}} | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information from the Melhus municipality (http://www.melhus.kommune.no) | |||
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities M]] | [[Category:Norwegian municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Sør-Trøndelag]] | [[Category:Sør-Trøndelag]] | ||
[[Category:Trøndelag]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1979]] | [[Category:Granted 1979]] |
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